People always complain about something don't they...
Being 1-0 down to Barca after 20minutes would hardly have been ideal. They are one of the best sides at keeping the ball, and with a lead would have played very much the same game, forcing Arsenal to chase the game, and then being able to kill them off in the final 20 minutes.
For all those saying Ronaldinho was crap. Football is not always about what you do with the ball. With Arsenal keen to limit his time on the ball, it was his movement that was the key, drifting in and out of positions and in turn taking defenders with him. Barcelona have enough quality to not need to give him the ball and wait for something to happen (Arsenal with Henry for example) So by drifting around, he in turn created space for the rest of his team. It was a team performance from 'Dinho instead of his usual flair and brilliance on the ball.
I thought once Arsenal were down to 10 men, Barca played the game perfectly. Used possession extremely well, and by 60 minutes in Arsenal had nothing left in terms of energy. For me they are very much deserving champions of Europe, and without too much doubt the best team in Europe. They have swept their domestic league, and won the European cup, all whilst playing some of the nicest football this decade. Hats off to Rijkaard, you've done a fantastic job.
I notice the same people all complaining the Ref should have played advantage for the sending off, also complaining that Etoo was offside. You can't have it both ways. The letter of the law has always said to give the attacker the benefit of the doubt, in that instance exactly that happened, and in my eyes doesn't happen anywhere near enough.
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